Lightning Source Expands Products and Services

LA VERGNE, TN—05/20/10—Lightning Source Inc., an Ingram Content Group Inc. company, today announced that it has expanded the products and services it offers to publishers globally. The new offerings will be available from Lightning’s U.S. and U.K. operations.

Included are: new color interior hardcover book options; additional trim sizes for black-and-white interior books; expanded page count options for both perfect bound and hardcover books; and a multi-volume set option, commonly used in the academic sector.

New black & white trim sizes
Publishers that work with Lightning Source have identified a need for a larger trim size option for black and white interior books. Starting today, publishers will have 8-1/2 x 11 black and white interior book options in both hardcover and perfect bound bindings. 8-1/2 x 11 perfect bound books will be available immediately for printing. 8-1/2 x 11 hardcover books will be manufactured beginning July 1.

Expanded page count
The minimum and maximum page count options for black and white interior books manufactured by Lightning Source have been expanded to meet the needs of the publishing community. Effective immediately, black and white interior perfect bound and hardcover books manufactured by Lightning Source may have a minimum page count of 18 pages. The maximum page count has increased to 1,200 pages for books with white paper and 1,050 pages for books with crème paper.

Lightning Source Expands Products and Services
The multi-volume set option from Lightning Source enables a publisher to set up and order multiple black and white interior perfect bound and hardcover titles under a separate single ISBN. Printed books are then consolidated and delivered to a designated delivery location. Publishers can set up multi-volume set titles with Lightning Source, and these multi-volume set titles can be manufactured starting today.